Joey Polk missed out on the record books with his catch because he and his crew did not return the shark to the wild. Instead feeding it to 200 people at a community feast. The international land based shark fishing association requires sharks be released.

Joey Polk missed out on the record books with his catch because he and his crew did not return the shark to the wild. Instead feeding it to 200 people at a community feast. The international land based

Aerial footage showed more than a hundred sharks gathering off Gulf resorts in Alabama. Officials said they did not know what kind of sharks they were suggesting they could be Sand bar, Black Tip or Bull sharks. less

Aerial footage showed more than a hundred sharks gathering off Gulf resorts in Alabama. Officials said they did not know what kind of sharks they were suggesting they could be Sand bar, Black Tip or Bull ... more

Fisherman Noe Campus says he delivered around 30 shark pups after he got a hammerhead ashore and discovered a huge hole in her belly. He says he thinks she was bitten by another shark while she was on his line. less

Fisherman Noe Campus says he delivered around 30 shark pups after he got a hammerhead ashore and discovered a huge hole ... more

Photo: From Video By Ashley Violet

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Fisherman Noe Campus says he delivered around 30 shark pups after he got a hammerhead ashore and discovered a huge hole in her belly. He says he thinks she was biten by another shark while she was on his line.

Fisherman Noe Campus says he delivered around 30 shark pups after he got a hammerhead ashore and discovered a huge hole in her belly. He says he thinks she was biten by another shark while she was on his line.

Photo: From Video By Ashley Violet

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Fisherman Noe Campus says he delivered around 30 shark pups after he got a hammerhead ashore and discovered a huge hole in her belly. He says he thinks she was biten by another shark while she was on his line.

Fisherman Noe Campus says he delivered around 30 shark pups after he got a hammerhead ashore and discovered a huge hole in her belly. He says he thinks she was biten by another shark while she was on his line.

Photo: From Video By Ashley Violet

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Fisherman Noe Campus says he delivered around 30 shark pups after he got a hammerhead ashore and discovered a huge hole in her belly. He says he thinks she was biten by another shark while she was on his line.

Fisherman Noe Campus says he delivered around 30 shark pups after he got a hammerhead ashore and discovered a huge hole in her belly. He says he thinks she was biten by another shark while she was on his line.

Divers spotted the Great White ominously swimming by during a trip out 80 miles off the Florida coast in April.

Photo: Dane Kelly

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Divers spotted the Great White ominously swimming by during a trip out 80 miles off the Florida coast.

Divers spotted the Great White ominously swimming by during a trip out 80 miles off the Florida coast.

Photo: Dane Kelly

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Divers spotted the Great White ominously swimming by during a trip out 80 miles off the Florida coast.

Divers spotted the Great White ominously swimming by during a trip out 80 miles off the Florida coast.

Photo: Dane Kelly

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'Sharknado' could really happen along Gulf coast – here's how

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Think the premise of "Sharknado" and it's new NYC-based sequel sounds a little far-fetched?

Well, get your chainsaw ready and think again.

Earlier this summer, scientists studying the Gulf of Mexico found that sharks were drawn to the warm waters and low pressures often linked to hurricanes. In fact, their swarming around such conditions is so commonplace, the behavior can be used to predict and track hurricanes. In the "Sharknado" movie, an array of shark species are brought ashore by an intense hurricane and flung at the innocent masses by the tornadoes spun from the storm.

Plausible?

Maybe. If a summer filled with shark activity in the Gulf is any indication, these fishy fiends could just be waiting for the right opportunity to make a tornadic attack.